Sims Bustin' Out GBA FAQ

Sims Bustin' Out GBA FAQ

Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
A: No, I'm playing on A DS (phat) with a capture board installed from http://3dscapture.com/ds/ using the GBA slot to play the game

Q: What the heck is this game?
A: This is the best sims game you never knew about.
The Sims Bustin' Out is the first title in The Sims handheld series. This version of Bustin' Out was released for the Game Boy Advance and the N-Gage in the fourth quarter of 2003. As the title suggests, Sims can get out of the house to visit other locations. Unlike most other games in the series, this game isn't a life-simulation; it's now an adventure game.

Q: So whats "beat the game"?
A: Beating the 5 chapters of the game as fast as possible

Q: What is the "Needs freeze" glitch?
A: If you leave the sewers while the camera is panning over to the switch that leads to the secret room, your character's needs completely freeze and can't increase or decrease unless you reset which is really good for the run.

Exiting the sewers while the camera is panning over to the secret switch, since your needs are frozen during the camera pan. Need unfreeze when you grab the rocket in the barn towards the end

Q: Whats those cool minigames?
A: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Jobs_(The_Sims_Bustin%27_Out_(handheld)) Mower madness being my favourite

Q: Whats WR?
A: https://www.speedrun.com/the_sims_bustin_out_gba?h=Beat_the_Game&x=7dggy64d

Q: Why are you so bad at the game?
A: First time trying to learn the speedgame so will take some time to do a run ETA is around 1 month


Generally im pretty responsive in chat when you have a question so dont be afraid to ask but this FAQ helps answer questions in a bit more detail then I would